Archive for January 15, 2007
Migration should also be seen as a resource for world progress, Pope says
Before the thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus on the Sunday marking the World... Read more
US bishop calls for urgent national debate on Iraq
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for a “substantive, civil and non-partisan” national debate on... Read more
Nuncio announces new procedures for selection of bishops in Poland
In the wake of the resignation of Archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus of Warsaw, the Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, Archbishop Jozef Kowalczyk... Read more
Israeli government to install emergency exit in Church of the Holy Sepulcher
The Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, the Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Yaacov Edri, have announced that the government will... Read more
Polish Bishops call for day of prayer and repentance following recent events
Following a special meeting of the Polish Bishops’ Conference to discuss “the state of the Church in Poland” the bishops... Read more
Brazilian governor wants to install condom dispensers in schools
The ministries of Health and of Education in Brazil have announced a plan to install condom dispensers in public schools... Read more
300,000 holy cards of the Child Jesus distributed in Cuba during “Missionary Christmas”
Some 300,000 holy cards of the Child Jesus were distributed throughout Cuba as part of the “Missionary Christmas” campaign, helping... Read more
Weep for victims, not the dictator, Cardinal Pell says of Hussein
CardinalGeorge Pell addressed the international debate that emerged afterSaddam Hussein’s hanging regarding whether the former dictator shouldhave been executed or... Read more
School bans Catholic girl from wearing crucifix
A Catholic schoolgirl in England has been banned from wearing a crucifix in class, the school said the girl is... Read more
Spanish bishops urge citizens to welcome immigrants
The Catholic bishops of Spain are urging all people of good will to “adopt an attitude of cordial welcome and... Read more
USCCB official says House embryonic stem cell bill “misguided and unethical”
Following the United States House of Representatives’ decision to pass H.R. 3, a bill that would remove current limits on... Read more
Missionary Priest praises charity’s work in Angola
Preaching recently at a Mass in his native Chile, Father Luis Brevis praised the work Catholic organization, Aid to the... Read more
